Browsing Faculty of Law by Subject "Local government powers"

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    • Bridging the gap between theory and practice: Reviewing the functions and powers of local government in South Africa 

      Christmas, Annette; de Visser, Jaap (Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance, 2009)
      The purpose of this practice note to evaluate the current allocation of functions and powers in the Constitution, and furthermore to propose a set of criteria to guide decisions on where powers and functions are best ...

    • Powers of Local Government 

      de Visser, Jaap (UNISA Press, 2002)
      The Constitution recognises and makes provision for three levels of government that derive their powers from the Constitution. The constitutional status of a municipality, as part of the third sphere of government, is thus ...